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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain municipal requirements imposed on a landlord of |
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a dwelling or a multiunit complex. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.908 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.908. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LANDLORD |
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REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Dwelling" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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92.001, Property Code. |
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(2) "Inspection fee" means a fee charged by a |
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municipality that is related to an inspection of a multiunit |
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complex or a dwelling unit in a multiunit complex. The term does |
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not include an inspection fee related to a construction permit. |
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(3) "Landlord" and "multiunit complex" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 92.151, Property Code. |
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(4) "Rental license" means a license required by a |
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municipality that authorizes a landlord to rent a dwelling. The |
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term does not include a certificate of occupancy required for a |
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newly built dwelling or multiunit complex. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not |
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adopt or enforce an ordinance that requires a landlord to: |
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(1) obtain a rental license to rent a dwelling; |
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(2) pay a change of address fee for the change of the |
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landlord's address; or |
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(3) pay annually total inspection fees of more than: |
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(A) $200 for a multiunit complex with not more |
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than 300 dwelling units; |
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(B) $400 for a multiunit complex with at least |
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301 dwelling units but not more than 500 dwelling units; or |
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(C) $600 for a multiunit complex with 501 |
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dwelling units or more. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |